Zhang Chunrong stood up and bowed to Yang: "Don't bother sister-in-law, I'll tell it myself!"
[What does it matter if they tell me? All those who knew Zhang Chunrong's background were dealt with by Madam Zhang. Not a single one was left alive. His biological mother, the maid named Chunhua, died before she was out of confinement.]
Chu Zhiyin: "......"
No wonder this smiling tiger-like mother-in-law is so calm and composed, without a trace of panic, she must know what's going on!
Zhang Chunrong walked up to Cheng, stared at her, and spoke calmly, "Mother! Imperial Physician Wang told me that I can't have children because I was poisoned when I was young."
"What? You were poisoned?" Cheng looked at Wang, the imperial physician, and pretended to be panicked. "Did they make a mistake? How could my eldest son be poisoned when he was young?"
Zhang Deji, who was greeting Chu Zhixi, immediately looked over. When he saw Imperial Physician Wang, his brows twisted into a knot.
Others might make mistakes, but this Imperial Physician Wang definitely would not. He is the best in this area in the entire Imperial Hospital.
If he made any mistake, the emperor would have him beheaded.
"Madam Zhang! I can guarantee with my life that I am absolutely not wrong." Wang, the imperial physician, answered firmly, "The poison in the eldest son's body was not inflicted overnight, but was inflicted over many years.
The eldest son was always afraid of the cold when he was young. It wasn't because of his health problems, but because of the poison. The poison had been used for more than ten years, otherwise the eldest son wouldn't be infertile. "
Zhang Deji felt incredible: "It has been raining for more than ten years?"
"Yes!" Imperial Physician Wang explained to him, "The person who poisoned you was very patient. He poisoned you little by little, and it took more than ten years to accumulate enough to destroy the eldest son's ability to reproduce.
I have already asked him about it. He should have been determined to be unable to get a girl pregnant before she turned fifteen, so he stopped using the poison."
"Before the age of fifteen?"
Zhang Deji turned to look at Cheng, his eyes were cold. She was in control of the Zhang family's backyard. The eldest son was the legitimate son and the eldest son of the family. Who would dare to give him that kind of medicine?
It would be impossible for anyone to give that kind of stuff to an infant without Cheng's approval, let alone doing it for more than ten years.
"Do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Chunrong also understood that the person who could have drugged him for more than ten years was none other than his mother. The maids and servants around him were all brought by his mother, and his mother had always been the head of the household.
"Why? Why did you attack me? Am I not your biological child?"
[Ahaha! Zhang Chunrong is quite smart, he actually guessed it right.]
“Bang!”
Cheng jumped up and slapped Zhang Chunrong in the face. That was her secret, and she was horrified to be exposed in front of her.
"Asshole. You're already suspecting your biological mother before you've even investigated the matter. Is this how you treat your son?"
Zhang Chunrong was furious after being slapped in public. He knew he had said the wrong thing, but he dared not say anything.
Indeed, the matter had not been concluded yet, and he shouldn't have expressed his doubts in public, so he deserved to be beaten.
"Investigate? How?" He asked unconvincedly, "It's been so many years, how can we investigate? Where can we investigate?"
Zhang Deji was at a loss as his son was right; it had been so many years since the incident occurred that it might not be possible to find out even if he wanted to.
Yang asked Cheng, "Madam Zhang! My younger sister hasn't gotten pregnant in all these years. As a mother-in-law, haven't you ever doubted that the eldest son is not capable?"
"No." Cheng's eyes were red, and she spoke in a sad motherly tone, "My eldest son can eat and sleep well, and he is in good health. Who would have thought that he would be..."
Before he could finish his words, tears started falling.
Zhang Chunrong felt sad when he saw this and thought that it might not have been his mother who did it.
His mother was very strict with him, always saying that he was the eldest son in the family and the eldest brother, so he had to set an example and be a good big brother. He had to give all the good things in the family to his younger brothers and sisters, because this was what he should do as an older brother.
How could a mother who was so good to him drug him?
[Mrs. Zhang had missed one person after all her calculations. The silly woman at the back door knew everything about what happened back then. How should I tell my aunt about this?]
Chu Zhiyin: "......"
The silly woman at the back door knows? Really? I'll send someone to call her over right away.
Yang: “…”
Man proposes, God disposes. Many things, once done, will leave traces. Madam Zhang probably never thought in her dreams, right? There are still people in the mansion who know about the sins she committed in the past.
Chu Zhinan and Chu Zhixi also heard Chu Xiaoxiao's thoughts. Chu Zhinan's face darkened and he thought about how to find that silly woman.
Suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, and an old woman cried and shouted to come in, as if she had something to report.
"Let me in. I have something to say to you, sir! My lord! I am Qiu Niang! My lord!"
[Oh! God bless! The silly woman came here on her own. Dad! Quickly have someone bring him in and explain everything to him.]
Upon hearing this, Chu Zhinan ignored all etiquette and said to the people around him, "Go and bring that old woman in."
Zhang Deji looked unhappy and immediately stopped him: "No need, I will order someone to bring her in."
Qiu Niang! He hadn't heard this name for many years.
He felt ashamed when he said she stole the lady's jewelry. How could his concubine be a thief? He was so angry that he asked the lady to punish Qiu Niang and never asked about it again.
What was she doing here at this time? Was there some other hidden story behind her incident?
Even if there was, why didn't he tell her for so many years? Why did he wait until today when the Chu family was present to deliberately slap him in the face?
When Cheng heard that Qiu Niang was being brought along, she was not too scared. In fact, she was just a fool and not worth worrying about. She had no idea what happened back then and couldn't explain it when she came.
As for the false accusation that she stole her jewelry, she was caught red-handed, and there was no way she could overturn the verdict.
Zhang Deji's men brought the silly old woman in. As soon as she entered the room, she knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Deji.
"Sir! The poison in the eldest master's body was put there by Madam."
Qiu Niang's words were earth-shattering. Cheng, Zhang Deji, Zhang Chunrong, Yu and Wang were all shocked.
The other members of the Chu family were calm and unhurried. They had already known what was going on from Chu Xiaoxiao's thoughts.
Zhang Chunrong's mind was buzzing, as if millions of bees were hovering over his head. He knew that his guess was right.
The Zhang family's backyard has always been controlled by his mother. Without her order, who would dare to poison him?
And it has been more than ten years. He understood the meaning of Chu Zhiyin's words. Whoever has the most power over him is the one who wants to destroy him.
He had no children, so everything in the Zhang family belonged to his second brother, including his children and grandchildren.
How ridiculous, but he agreed. At night, his second brother would go to his room, make his wife pregnant, and then kill the mother and child, swallowing up all of Chu Zhiyin's dowry.
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